Two Become Family Podcast: Conversations and Encouragement For Your Catholic Family

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In today's video, we unpack some of the themes from our the most recent presentation we gave at the Diocese of Venice, Florida. It was such a joy to speak to married couples about how our love can spread the Gospel, and we thought it would be fun to elaborate some more on the themes from our talk. Let's jump in!

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In today's episode, we talk about play, Dr. Stuart Brown's research on play, and the importance of recognizing your spouses play personality. Let's jump in!

https://nifplay.org/
https://nifplay.org/what-is-play/play-personalities/

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In today's episode, we talk about stress and how it can really make marriage hard. We reflect on a recent article from the Gottman Institute and share some real life examples from our own experiences. Let's jump in!

https://www.gottman.com/blog/how-stress-can-cause-relationship-dissatisfaction/

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Episode Music by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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BOOKS, WRITING, AND RESOURCES

📕 Order Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse
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In today's episode, we talk about the challenges implementing NPF and TTA can have on the romantic side of marriage. We reflect on how we started to reframe what we saw as burdens and how leaning in and keeping things romantic doesn't always have to revolve around sex. Let's jump in!

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Our Books
Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph
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Fertility Awareness Cheat Sheet
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Our Apostolate
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Episode Music by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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BOOKS, WRITING, AND RESOURCES

📕 Order Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse
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In today’s episode, we rewind and revisit Renzo’s time as a stay-at-home-dad. We often reference how this season of our marriage allowed for the healing we needed. Let’s jump in!

THINGS WE MENTIONED

What Being a Stay-At-Home-Dad Has Taught Me About Being A Husband
Passivity and Relationships (a talk by Michael Gormley)
Fr Mike Schmitz Homily on Pier Giorgio Frassati and Passivity
Jason Evert on St. Joseph
Our NC Register Article
Magic Coffee Table Video

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✍️ Read our writing on Catholic marriage, family life, communication, intimacy, parenting, and ordinary holiness: https://twobecomefamily.substack.com

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In today's episode we bring you the antidotes for, what the Gottman institute has called, "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse". Last week was the red flags and this week it's the green flags! Let's jump in!

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Our Books
Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph
Go To Joseph For Children

FREE RESOURCES
Fertility Awareness Cheat Sheet
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In today's episode we talk about some red flags to look out for when you're arguing with your spouse. We go over what the Gottman institute has called "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse" and how they can predict divorce. Let's jump in!

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Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do and pray that it is a blessing to you and your families. If you are benefitting in some way from what we're doing, here are some ways you can support our show:  Support us on Patreon!

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Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph
Go To Joseph For Children

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Fertility Awareness Cheat Sheet
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Episode Music by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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BOOKS, WRITING, AND RESOURCES

📕 Order Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse
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✍️ Read our writing on Catholic marriage, family life, communication, intimacy, parenting, and ordinary holiness: https://twobecomefamily.substack.com

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In today's episode we talk about some new terms that we just learned. Have you heard of these before? How do you and your spouse manage the differences in Spontaneous vs Responsive desire? Let's jump in!


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Can Saints complain about their struggles? In this episode we talk about some amazing Blesseds who lived their ordinary lives in an extraordinary way. Let's jump in!

Articles we referenced: https://aleteia.org/2017/11/25/blessed-luigi-and-maria-quattrocchi-ordinary-married-life-shot-through-with-glory

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20011021_beltrame-quattrocchi.html

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✍️ Read our writing on Catholic marriage, family life, communication, intimacy, parenting, and ordinary holiness: https://twobecomefamily.substack.com

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